Belt.



No. 698,297. Patented Apr. 22, I902.

,|. LEWENTHAL. BELT.

(Application flied Dec. 21, 1901.

(No Model.)

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ful Improvements in Belts,. ofwhich the fol-f lowing is a specification.

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' ISAAC LEWENTHAL, 01? NEW YORK, NQYH-ASSIGNOR 'To ROYAL META PATENT Omen") f MANUFACTURING COMPA Y, or new YORK, N aconroRArroN I on NEW YORK.

' srncrrrcarionrormiag part'ofLetters Patent 1\lo.698,297, dated April 22, 1902. k

Application filed December post-office address is 120 Walker street, in

said city,) have invented certain new and use- The object ,ofmy invention is toproduce a beltwhich will embody thenow' prevalent dipior bodice effect-in other words,- the. downward extent or curve of the belt whenwornand-to outline this form generally in a.

belt made mainly. of pliable fabri'c,"such as silk or satin, instfea'd of leather or elasticfa'bric hitherto employed; and a further object of my invention is to produce a belt wherein pliable fabric, such assilk or satin ,or the Q sion of the belt-body may be accommodated like, is utilized to form ,the main portion'of.

the belt-body, wherein the capacity of extento wearers of varying sizes. i i I My invention-also has for its object to gen-,

erally improve the construction and general I appearance of belts.

Myinvention therefore resides in the novel construction and combination of parts here- 'inafter described, and further pointed out in;

In the drawings forming' part of this speei-- fication, Figure 1 is a frontelevation' of a'belt a section on the line x 00, Fig. 2, looking in" the direction of the arrows,and Fig. 5 is a per-' embodying my improvements- Fig.2 is a 1 fragmentary elevation of the belt extended out, the inner surface being exposed. Fig.

3 is a rear elevation of the same. Fig. 4 is spective view of onset the clips, showing the method of securing the belt-body thereto.

Thebelt comprises the intermediate sec tion 1, of elastic fabric, from which extends two bands 3 4 and which are secured to the elastic fabric in any desired manner, preferablyby such *clips as:5 6, in which the endsof the bands and elasticfabric are secured, as shown. Thebands 3 4. are each preferably made of silk or satin or some like material the character of which I do not limit myself to, and between their inner and outer supporting hook 15.- f

21,1901. Serial No. 86,736. (No mdeLi verse fullness. each provided with clasp-sections 7 8, secured thereto by the clips '5, the latter beingfixed ends the fabric'ofthe bands is so disposed I as to produce byplaiting or folding a trans-" f At the ends the bands are tiensj gThe clasp-sections 7 Stare provided withfthezhook and eye 10 11 for unitingthe ends of the bands. r 1 my'in'vention to thislatterarrangement, as any form of clasp or buckle andany otherv dis-e :position of the'ends of the bands'maybemade. v jAt'12.is a back piece' orornament, prefer. ably having sufficient longitudinal extension Howeverj I do not limit to cover the intermediate elastic section 1 and extending overto a short distance beyondthe inner ends of the bands and which is preferr. I

bly curved to correspond-to approximately h Instead of securing .the b'ack piece12 dithe curve of the body. rectly to the belt-bodyit is provided.with a plurality of loops"l3, spacedapart, the ends I I ofthe loops being "secure'dtothe back piece,

and the said loops arejpreferably connected together by a cross-bar 14,1"carryi 15 gaskirt- As shown, the intermediate section 1 loosely passes under. the loops, and-when Worn .the g the back piece,- the latter, with theloops, pro-. Y

vidingl means forthereadyattachment or de-' tachment of the belt-bodyito the back piece. H The construction 'hereinbefore described.

' provides for readily permitting the bands or intermediate section being re'adily assembled said section is entirely hidden from vi'ewby' orremoved for'repairior fo'r'bther necessary causes.

Having described my invention, Iolaim- 1.' A belt-body comprising a pair of inelas tie bands having a transverse fullness, an

elastic section inte'rposed'b'etween said hands,

a backpiece held in place by and adapted to o 3 cover said elastic section, and a pair, of clasps I adapted to be securedtojthe free ends of said bands, the meeting edges of said clasps be:

ingdisposed at such. an angle as to, draw the meeting edges of the belt downward forming a oint. Y

A belt-body comprising a pair of inelasd I to the sections and preferably disposedat an I 3 tic bands having a transverse fullness formed by longitudinal plaits or folds, an elastic intermediate portion interposed between said bands, and a pair of clasps adapted to be secured to the free ends of said bands, the meeting edges of said clasps being disposed at such an angle as to draw the meeting ends of the belt downward, forming a point.

3. A belt-body comprising a pair of inelastic bands having a transverse fullness formedby longitudinal plaits or folds, an elastic intermediate portion interposed between said bands, a back piece adapted to cover said elastic section, loops carried by said back piece adapted to cover and guide said elastic section, and apair of clasps adapted to be secured to the free ends of said bands, the

meeting edges of said clasps being disposed at such an angle as to draw the meeting ends of the belt downward, forming a point.

Signed in the city, county, and State of New York this 19th day of December, 1901.

ISAAC LEWENTHAL. WVitnesses:

SOPHIA SEKosKY, CHAS. G. HENSLEY. 

